USC Athletics Department warns of fake tickets and merchandise

The University of South Carolina Athletics Department is
reminding all fans planning on attending Saturday's football game between the
Gamecocks and Clemson to "let the buyer beware" when purchasing tickets
from scalpers either online or outside Williams-Brice Stadium.

Each year the athletics department receives several
incident reports of people purchasing football game tickets that have already
gone through the scanning process at the entry gates, rendering the ticket
useless.

In addition, a number of counterfeit tickets are sold for high-profile
games each year. If there is any question about the validity of the ticket,
please bring it to the Gamecock Athletics Ticket Office, located at Gate 26 on the north side of the stadium.

Fans should also be aware of potential counterfeit
merchandise being sold around the stadium. All officially licensed merchandise
should display the "Officially Licensed Collegiate Product" hologram somewhere
on the product or hangtag.

Royalties generated from the sale of officially
licensed collegiate products go back to the respective universities to support
student scholarships and enhance various initiatives on campus.

Saturday's top-10 matchup pits the Gamecocks (9-2, 6-2
SEC) against the Tigers (10-1, 7-1 ACC) at a sold out Williams-Brice Stadium.
Game time is set for 7 p.m. ET and will be televised nationally on ESPN2 with
Mark Jones and Brock Huard in the booth and Jessica Mendoza on the sidelines.

MSU led 36-25 at intermission and went on to win it 76-55 to remain perfect and win the SEC regular season title for the first time in program history. "It just doesn't get any better than that, y'all," Vic Schaefer said following Sunday night's win over Texas A&M. "It's very, very special. To win a Southeastern Conference Championship, it takes something very special from each of them, and I'm really proud of them." Copyright 2018 M...

MSU led 36-25 at intermission and went on to win it 76-55 to remain perfect and win the SEC regular season title for the first time in program history. "It just doesn't get any better than that, y'all," Vic Schaefer said following Sunday night's win over Texas A&M. "It's very, very special. To win a Southeastern Conference Championship, it takes something very special from each of them, and I'm really proud of them." Copyright 2018 M...

#12 Mississippi State finished up its final practice in Starkville on Wednesday before heading to Hattiesburg for opening weekend. Andy Cannizaro is entering his second season as head coach of the Bulldogs, he agreed to wear a microphone for WLBT / FOX 40 during Wednesday's practice. To understand why Cannizaro is such a likable coach, click on the video above. When asked about facing Southern Miss this weekend, Cannizaro praised Scott Berry's team. ...

#12 Mississippi State finished up its final practice in Starkville on Wednesday before heading to Hattiesburg for opening weekend. Andy Cannizaro is entering his second season as head coach of the Bulldogs, he agreed to wear a microphone for WLBT / FOX 40 during Wednesday's practice. To understand why Cannizaro is such a likable coach, click on the video above. When asked about facing Southern Miss this weekend, Cannizaro praised Scott Berry's team. ...